Health & Welfare
Effect of dietary salt on Nile tilapia
Study examines impact of an increase in dietary NaCl on nutritional and other physiological processes, and effects on gut microbiome in Nile tilapia.
Health & Welfare
Dynamics of bacterial communities in Pacific white shrimp larvae
Study investigates the dynamics of bacterial communities in Pacific white shrimp larvae and the relationships with bacterioplankton in the rearing water.
Health & Welfare
The myth of the static microbiome
In these early stages of understanding how microbiome changes impact animal health, use caution in interpreting lab results and how they may apply to the real world.
Health & Welfare
Hyperthermia can boost innate immune system in juvenile fish
Hyperthermia, or heat shock treatment, is an unconventional approach to pathogen control in fish aquaculture that appears to have potential to improve disease resistance in fish like tilapia and barramundi.
Health & Welfare
Small is big: Unlocking the hidden potential of microbes for aquaculture
Microbial populations have diverse roles – many still not fully understood – on aquaculture organisms, from the gut to the gills, and a better understanding of this hidden world could unlock a potential that may change the practice of aquaculture altogether.